" I want you... by my side. I want you to help me obliterate this already crumbling society and build anew... Our powers brought about change. Now it's time for a new society to be born. Without the corruption of the this shit government," She scratches her neck angrily.
"I'm the leader of the SilverClaw Gang... But we're going legitimate now. We're the first of our community known as Villains!," She giggles, cocking her head.
"My name is Lyra, my power is Reconstruct. Of something is destroyed, living or not, I can automatically put it back to better good as new. However, I cant break it down, which is where my babies come in," She informs me, giggling as she waves her blood painted knives around.
"I want to call you frostbite... Is that ok?," She asks. I freeze, looking at my toes and fingers, also considering my power. Somehow its it's perfect.
"But theres one thing I need to do..," she kneels, lifting up her knife.
"This will be quick"
Magnus
"BASTARDS, GET OUT OF MY WAY!," I roar, lunging forward, twisting into an arc in the air, my flaming foot smashing into one ice warriors face. I balance myself in that moment on his face, propelling myself into the air, feeling like I'm flying. Is this how Lio felt using these moves on me?
I fall down at the perfect moment, my flaming fists smashing another ice warriors head and ripping through its entire structure, shattering to pieces.
"MAGNUS BEHIND YOU!," Charles screams, his eyes wide with fear. I spin, my palm shooting out in front of me, I clench that wrist with my other hand.
"Exploding Hell star!!," I cry, watching as a bullet of my flame shoots into the creature sneaking up on me. It freezes for a second, the whole world going quiet. Then, all around the creature, the ground exploded, ash shooting to the sky as a crater filled the earth.
I pant, clenching my trembling fist. I used too much. I glance around me, seeing the others handling themselves well enough. Maybe they arent as weak as I thought.
"I'm gonna go find Lio!! ," I yelled, turning and sprinting inside. My heartbeat drums in my ears as I get closer to the stairs. Is he ok?
"Not so fast...," A female voice cries. I glance up, seeing two figures hurling straight down from the top floor. I leap backwards, watching as they land on the ground unharmed. One was a female with dark hair and red eyes, knives strapped to her hips, Her lips blood red. Beside her was a slim male, his fingers and toes black, almost like frostbite. As he looked up, an eyepatch of ice covered his right eyes, the stems of his hairline just barely golden. The one eye could see was a very familiar eye.
A green eye. I stop in my tracks.
Oh god... What happened to him.
"Lio? YOU THINK A DISGUSTING MAKEOVER AND A FLASHY ENTRANCE WILL MAKE YOU BETTER THAN ME HUH? ILL PUMMEL YOUR ASS INTO THE GROUND FOR MAKING A FOOL OUT OF ME!! TALK BIG TALK YET YOU PULL YOUR PUNCHES WHEN IT REALLY COUNTS!," I scream, laughing angrily. Seeing him like this... Sure hes beat up. But he seems content with it. He doesn't even care.
"Magnus... You've always been such a pain in the ass. And my name is Frostbite now..," Frost covers the right side of his body, shattering his shirt into a bunch of tiny crystallines. On his right pectoral, a new tattoo almost glowed. A silver claw. I clench my fists, letting flames cover my body.
"So be it... You want to be all big and bad now... Show me what you got!," I retort. He looks at the woman, who lunged out the window, going after the others. I gritted my teeth, turning to Lio with a scowl.
"Try to keep up," He smirked, before flinging himself through the air, his hands fogging from the cold. I turn just in time, grabbing his arm. I spin around and throw him to the wall, watching him crumple. I raise my palm, letting a wave of hellfire flood towards him, scorching the tall hallway.
"Is that all you got?," Suddenly my fire froze, all shattering. Lio steadily rises, his eyes focused on his palms.
"You've always been so much better than me you know that? But nows different... I will beat you!," He cries, looking up at me, his right eye slowly turning black. Black ink started covering his body rapidly, stopping at his wrists and his ankles.
"I'd like to see you try!," I roar, propelling myself forward, kicking the air with all my might, another wave of fire slashing through the hallway. I sprint forward behind it, leaping through and slamming my fist into his face, knocking him backward. I twist my body around and deliver a round house kick, forcing him sideways. I lunge after him, grabbing his head and slamming his face into the wall.
"DAMMIT!!," He screams. From his back, a spike of ice shoots towards me, slashing my sides. I just barely had enough time to sidestep before he touched my shoulder. Instantly, pain shot through my entire side where he touches, my shoulder freezing almost instantly. Hes not fighting to win.. Hes fighting to kill.
I leap away, letting my fire burn the ice off my shoulder. If it were anyone else, they would've entirely frozen over.
He crouches, an evil smirk on his face. A look I've never seen on him.
Before I had time to figure out his next move, he slammed his fist into the floor, ice erupting from the source on all side, a wall shooting straight for me. I raise my fist, preparing my earlier attack that Mrs. Jones helped me work on in the time he disappeared. I'm only supposed to use it once a day, and I already used it on that ice monster, but in this case I have no choice. I focus all my fire into that one spot, before firing. I watch as it shoots straight to the middle of the ice. Time stands still, before it erupts, the ice shattering. Crystal fractures shoot backwards, along with a growing explosion that destroyed the building around us. An extreme pain implodes through my entire arm, which now looks like I got a sunburn. Too much fire. I need to cool down.
I wait for the ash to settle before approaching. When I broke through to the other side of the smoke I saw Lio all the way at the end of the hall, the wall behind him cracked. My explosion was too strong. I sprint down the hall, kneeling down next to his body.
"Dammit Lio...," I mutter, pulling his unconcious body into my arms.
"I went overboard. I'm so sorry...," I whisper.
"Give him to me, or shes dead," A feminine voice echoes behind me. I turn, seeing a bloodied blade held to Sarah's throat. The woman holding it was the same one who entered the room with Lio.
"We wouldn't want her to end up like the others.. Would we?," She inquires, Smirking. Charles. Ryan... Did she kill them...
"Dont do it Magnus... Dont let him get away again!," Sarah cries, tears dripping from her chin. Dammit!!! I slam my fist into the floor. Why him. Why did they have to choose Lio of all people. Whyd they have to do this to him. I gulp, gripping his fingers.
Did I do the right thing fighting him? I clench my eyes shut. I'm so sorry. I messed everything up.
"Choose... In 3... 2... 1..," I raised a hand. Looking away from Lio, a strange feeling overcoming me.
"Take him... Just please dont hurt her," I plead. I look down at Lio despairingly. Please dont hurt him either. For some reason my chest hurt in that second, and I felt an undeniable urge to scream. To punch something. I drop him and turn, avoiding eye contact as I catch Sarah. Before we could blink, they were gone.
Lio was gone.
"I'm so sorry Magnus... We did our best," Sarah tries. I stand up, glaring at my hands as tears filled my eyes.
"No.. Its my fault.. I was too weak..,"
With that, I went to help the others. The only question in my head, was whether or not it had made a difference if we saved him. He didnt need saving. He wanted to be there.
He wants to be a SilverClaw warrior. Next time we face... I dont have any doubt, one of us will end up dead.
Lio
"That was too close Lio! He almost had you!!," Lyra screamed at me, her red eyes fixated on my burns.
"Somehow... He blew up my ice, and me with it. I'm lucky I put up an extra wall between us that blew me backwards. I'm lucky to be alive.." I look at my hands. I fought with him. He looked so sad. Those things he said.. He said it with a look of pain on his face. He looked like shit to begin with. But by the end of our fight, he seemed even worse.
"Maybe it's his power?," She hissed, but it sounded more like a question. I shake my head, looking back up at her.
"No. His power is hell fire. he gave me these burns with it," I retorted, taking off my shirt to show her the scars on my shoulders from where I was burnt.
"What's you're deal with him anyways," She seethed, her angry eyes avoiding me now. I tap my foot, closing my eyes.
"Honestly, I dont know... Hes only ever been nice to me once, and that was when he wanted my help to clear his name of murder... Hes always rude. Always picking a fight with me. Always calling me names..." I clench my fist.
"I hate him... With every ounce of my being," I growl, gritting my teeth. She smiles, a blush covering her face.
"You're so hot when you make that face," She giggles, and blushing even harder. I freeze, avoiding eye contact. What the hell.
"Aww come on, dont be like that Darling!," She giggles. Suddenly, the door opened, and a tall blonde entered the room, his eyes fixated on Lyra.
"We have a problem,"
Magnus
Shortly after the attack, The police and paramedics arrived on the scene. Charles was seriously injured, Sarqh seemed fine for the most part, despite some cuts and bruises. Ryan, was nowhere to be found. I got treatment for my burns and the cuts and bruises I sustained in my fight with Lio. Shortly after those of us who were concious were questioned by the police.
I gave my account on what happened, recieved a warning for unauthorized use of my power. Apparently a law was passed after more fights were popping up that we needed a permit to use our powers now. Then I went home. When I got there I lied in bed, staring at the ceiling, feeling tears burn my eyes. I thought back to Lio as a kid, his sad eyes focused on me after his mother was arrested. I turned onto my stomach, curling into my pillow.
I screamed, my rage, sadness, and pain all releasing into the pillow. I failed. I swore I'd save him. I'm a fake. I have no right to call myself anything to him. He needed me and I did nothing but insult him...
I'm nothing without him anymore.